Dinesh Sarma elected as the new Vice-chairman of TBI

GUWAHATI: In recognition to the growing force of small tea growers, Dinesh Sarma, vice president of All Assam Small Tea Growers' Association (AASTGA) is elected as the new Vice-chairman of the Tea Board of India (TBI).

Sarma has succeeded C.N Nataraj. Sarma is a small tea grower from Doom Dooma area in Upper Assam. Sarma told ET, "My work will be work for the betterment of small tea growers across the country.

Special invitee to the Tea Board, Bidyananda Barkakoty congratulated Sarma. AASTGA has welcomed the Tea Board's move and expressed happiness. AASTGA said this is great development and organization is hopeful that problems of small growers will now be solved.

Small growers produce around 29 per cent of the total tea production in the Assam. At present small tea growers in India account for more than 26 percent of the total tea production.